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Reviews, opinions, brain candy and mental floss from Ireland and the worldMon, 02 Jul 2018 18:40:18 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8What We Can Learn From Ireland’s Lost Constitutionhttp://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/07/02/what-we-can-learn-from-irelands-lost-constitution/
http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/07/02/what-we-can-learn-from-irelands-lost-constitution/#respondMon, 02 Jul 2018 18:40:18 +0000http://soapbox.ie/?p=6681Darragh Roche RTÉ’s long overdue documentary on the history of women in Ireland, ‘No Country For Women,’ highlighted a Continue reading →

]]>http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/06/18/bible-ireland/feed/0Making the switch to new political partieshttp://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/06/13/making-the-switch-to-new-political-parties/
http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/06/13/making-the-switch-to-new-political-parties/#respondWed, 13 Jun 2018 16:06:22 +0000http://soapbox.ie/?p=6672Pádraig Lohan Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are the political equivalent of a major phone company. We’re frustrated Continue reading →

]]>http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/06/13/making-the-switch-to-new-political-parties/feed/0You are Not An Impostorhttp://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/06/10/you-are-not-an-impostor/
http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/06/10/you-are-not-an-impostor/#commentsSun, 10 Jun 2018 16:37:34 +0000http://soapbox.ie/?p=6669Women of Ireland – well done. We did it. We got out there, got engaged, had conversations, and we (with Continue reading →

]]>http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/06/10/you-are-not-an-impostor/feed/1Racism survives the downfall of misogynyhttp://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/05/29/racism-survives-the-downfall-of-misogyny/
http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/05/29/racism-survives-the-downfall-of-misogyny/#respondTue, 29 May 2018 15:29:14 +0000http://soapbox.ie/?p=6664Somaya Mahmoud – 29-05-2018 So, in the aftermath of what has been one of the largest and most controversial Continue reading →

]]>http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2018/05/29/racism-survives-the-downfall-of-misogyny/feed/0National Maternity Hospital: sold to the lowest bidder.http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2017/04/18/national-maternity-hospital/
http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2017/04/18/national-maternity-hospital/#respondTue, 18 Apr 2017 21:31:28 +0000http://soapbox.ie/?p=1546Today it was announced that the €300m National Maternity Hospital in Dublin will be handed to St Vincent’s Healthcare group. SVHG Continue reading →

]]>http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2017/04/18/national-maternity-hospital/feed/0GE16 – The bigger picture.http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2016/03/24/ge16-the-bigger-picture/
http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2016/03/24/ge16-the-bigger-picture/#commentsThu, 24 Mar 2016 22:49:30 +0000http://soapbox.ie/?p=1532The votes are counted, the seats are filled. We still don’t have a government of course, thanks to the ongoing Continue reading →

]]>http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2016/03/24/ge16-the-bigger-picture/feed/1Fine Gael – Front runners but for how long?http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2015/12/12/fine-gael-front-runners-but-for-how-long/
http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2015/12/12/fine-gael-front-runners-but-for-how-long/#commentsSat, 12 Dec 2015 00:32:38 +0000http://soapbox.ie/?p=1514Fine Gael, currently the largest party in the Irish Dail, swept into power in the 2011 election on an unprecedented Continue reading →

]]>http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2015/08/08/interview-cian-prendiville/feed/0Interview with Shane Dalyhttp://soapbox.ie/index.php/2015/08/01/interview-with-shane-daly/
http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2015/08/01/interview-with-shane-daly/#respondSat, 01 Aug 2015 09:52:48 +0000http://soapbox.ie/?p=1483 With the Andy Lee world title defence on the horizon, but not bloody close enough. David O’Connor caught up Continue reading →

]]>http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2015/07/25/interview-sarah-jane-hennelly-part-2/feed/0Well, it’s nonsense isn’t it?http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2015/07/23/well-its-nonsense-isnt-it/
http://soapbox.ie/index.php/2015/07/23/well-its-nonsense-isnt-it/#respondThu, 23 Jul 2015 14:04:53 +0000http://soapbox.ie/?p=1458I suppose it was a slight folly becoming a sports contributor on a new website at the beginning of the Continue reading →